I mean, 100% yes? this is what I mean about it being the wrong question. animals are 100% conscious! this is not controversial in neuroscience, which is also why "is AI conscious" is not actually all that specifically related to "what are the ethics of AI," although it's not irrelevant

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leaves us even more unprepared for real questions like "what is consciousness" than we'd already be

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Just realized I tend to tell people “<x> and that matters” in personal conversations. oh dear

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*Sound of a thousand thumbs swing to find the astronaut meme* (whether it is true or not)

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Uh, I think that’s the problem these guys have with it! There was a whole thing yesterday about how studying for the spelling bee is un-American. In other words, brown people are out-hustling “us” and taking “our” spots. (Compared to affirmative action, where “lazy”/dumb people take “our” spots.)

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